[wendy davis] you know what i do have. i have a memorabilia book of the filibuster. and i think it might be one of those up there. i just treasure it, and of course i ll be able to pass it down to my granddaughters so they can understand what their bubbe did, and how their bubbe was fighting for them. we put together all of the legal background; the griswold decision, roe v wade, supreme court decisions that of course reinforced the fact that women do have the right to choose until a pregnancy is viable. and we prepared to begin that day with all of that data. but here we are still without access to safe abortion care in this country. [tense music] [audience cheering] [audience cheering] [tense, suspenseful music] [audience cheering] - hello, everyone! [audience cheering] i m so happy to be here in community with you today. boy, did i need you, and i know we needed each other, right? - yes. [audience cheering] - on september 1st, when senate bill 8 went into effect, this figh
To achieve the greatest things. And the doors of Higher Education will be open to all. No matter what your circumstances or where you are, you are part of the life of our great nation. Its one thing all our president s agree on, each in their own unique way. [patriotic music winds down] have a good life. We will see you soon. And to get that good life, all we had to do was follow the Instruction Manual on how to do the right thing. Study hard, be nice to your brother. Get him go to college, graduate, and voila, achieve the American Dream. But at some point. [clattering] the us economy shrinking. Theyre not getting married. Theyre not getting homes. Theyre not getting jobs. Weve been looking at 40 years of flat wages. Those doors to opportunity got harder to open. [light laughter] this is a big one staggering debt from Student Loans. Today, that old Instruction Manual feels like false advertising. The system is unfair. We tell young people to go to college. They have to take out loans i
we have updates in the other special counsel s investigation. jack smith issuing more subpoenas in the january 6th investigation. this time, focusing on arizona. so let s get to it. joining me now is nbc news investigative correspondent, tom winter and nbc news justice reporter, ryan reilly. let s start with the top. walt nauta, finally getting a lawyer. finally pleading not guilty. walk us through what happened. it was a short hearing. the big news is he did get this lawyer, and essentially one of the reasons i think it s more difficult to find someone is because, you know, donald trump hasn t been known to pay his bills. that s something you re on the hook for down the line if, you know, no matter where this goes, once you re on the case you re stuck with it no matter what, even if there s a dispute about payment or what have you. whoever signed on for that is in for the long haul. with donald trump, a significant retainer agreement, cash up front in order to take on that
palestinian refugee camp. matt bradley caught in the firefight last night. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. we begin our second hour of andrea mitchell reports with the gun violence epidemic in our country. according to the gun violence archive, there were 17 mass shootings in 15 states over the long july 4th weekend. leaving 18 people dead and more than 100 others injured. it brings the annual tally to 351 this year on track to surpass previous records. right now in el paso, texas, sentencing is underway in one of the deadliest mass shootings in u.s. history, the 2019 walmart shooting, where the shooter pleaded guilty to federal murder and hate crime charges for targeting hispanic migrants. family members of his 23 victims are making impact statements in court later today. the gunman is likely to be sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences. in philadelphia, a 40-year-old man has been charged with five counts of murder after allegedly opening fire
that mass shooting in philadelphia last night. at least five people are dead, two injured after a gunman wearing body armor opened fire in a southwest philly neighborhood. the two injured victims are 2 and 13 years old according to police. police say they believe they have the suspect in custody, but are trying to establish a motive. what s the latest? reporter: details still emerging this morning. initially, police had said four people were shot and killed. all of them dead. we are learning there s a fifth victim, another man that was found in a nearby home. police saying this crime scene was expansive, several blocks. they apprehended a 40-year-old man after this mass shooting that now we know seven people were shot at, including two young children, a 2-year-old and a 13-year-old. police say this suspect was heavily armed, carrying an ar-15-style rifle, a handgun, wearing a bulletproof vest and had a police scanner. they say they followed him into an alley where he surren